[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 86 (Monday, May 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 25592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10238]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a 
proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for 
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 
the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before July 7, 2014. If you anticipate difficulty in 
submitting comments within that period, contact Mr. Dennis A. Smith as 
listed below.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Mr. Dennis A. Smith, Office 
of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 
EE-2G, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, by 
phone at 202-586-1791, or by fax at 202-586-2476, or by email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Mr. Dennis Smith using the contact information listed 
above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No.: New; (2) Information Collection Request Title: 
Consumers and Fuel Economy; (3) Type of Request: New Collection; (4) 
Purpose: The Consumers and Fuel Economy Study is a follow-on study of 
consumers' valuation of automotive fuel economy conducted in 2003. The 
purpose is to provide both a qualitative description based on in-home 
interviews and a quantitative estimate based on a national sample 
survey of the prevalence of consumers' fuel economy valuations across 
the population of car-owning households in the United States. The goals 
include the description of similarities and differences from the 2003 
study and the further development of theory, models, or heuristics to 
explain consumers' valuations of fuel economy. This information will be 
made available to the general public via the joint Department of Energy 
and Environmental Protection Web site, www.fueleconomy.gov; (5) 
Estimated Number of Respondents: 54 household interviews (not an annual 
collection); (6) Estimated Number of Total Responses: 54; (7) Estimated 
Number of Burden Hours: 108 hours; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: N/A--Not an annual collection.

    Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 13233; 42 U.S.C. 13252 (a)-(b); 
42 U.S.C. 16191; 49 U.S.C. 32908 (g)-(2)-(A).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on: January 3, 2014.
Patrick B. Davis,
Program Manager, Vehicle Technologies Program, Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2014-10238 Filed 5-2-14; 8:45 am]
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